Ducks general manager Bob Murray has players in mind that he’ll target Sunday when the doors to free agency offically opens. He’s just not going to tell you.

But Murray was clear about his intentions regarding the future of top linemates Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf, both of whom can become unrestricted free agents for the first time when their current deals expire next summer.

The earliest Murray can sign either or both to is Sunday but that won’t happen. However, Murray said extending both is a priority.

“I think it’s imperative for the hockey team,” he said. “We’ve reached out to the agents and that will be an ongoing process. I don’t think it’s going to happen overnight. But we’ve reached out to both sides.

“It’s something that will be ongoing and we’ll work at it. I don’t think it’s something that you need to read in the paper every day. We’re going to work at it and when we get it done, we’ll tell you.”

The two franchise players will be heading into their eighth NHL season. A year removed from winning the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, Perry led the Ducks with 37 goals and was third in scoring with 60 points. Getzlaf slumped to just 11 goals and 57 points, the lowest totals since his rookie season.

Perry, 27, will make $4,875,000 this season. Getzlaf, 27, will make $6,125,000. Both signed five-year, $26.625-million extensions in 2007, though each was structured differently.